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Phil Davis just has not looked good against top 10 competition. Rashad beat him up for 5 rounds and then Phil won an extremely controversial decision against Machida. Given that, it's hard to sell him as a legitimate contender to beat Jones. He needs to beat a top 10 convincingly to show that he's ready to challenge for the title.

Phil is unquestionably #3 in the rankings while Glover is what? 7? MMA fans are too fickle about rematches and, for that reason, many contenders don't have to earn their way up simply because they are a different face.

Gustafsson was interviewed recently by BT Sport, and said he thinks Jones is trying to avoid a rematch.

"If I look at Jones' perspective I don't think that's strange, because he tries to avoid me," said Gustafsson. "Everyone can see that. I can see that. He does what it takes to not fight me. For myself, it doesn't make any sense. I think DC is a great fighter. I respect him and I think he's a top contender, but I think he has to have another fight or two before he will fight for the title. The only thing that makes sense, in my mind, is me versus Jones next."

This fight has been delayed three times now, and I seriously doubt that it was Glover's decision.

so the UFC champion - who has defended the belt 6 times in 4 years (about to be 7 and possibly 8 by the end of the year) had a fight pushed back a few months even though it was never officially scheduled to happen at any time just rumored....shame on him

Just one day after UFC president Dana White announced that Jones would fight Teixeira in the main event of UFC 170 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, White said Jones won't be fighting on Feb. 22.

"I told you yesterday that Jones will fight on Feb. 22," White told reporters following the UFC 167 press conference. "He won't fight in Feb. 22. He just pulled out of the fight. He's not fighting Feb. 22."

Adding an air of mystery to the situation, White declined to say why the UFC light heavyweight champion won't defend his belt on that night.

"He's not injured," was the only further info White offered on the reasons for the pullout.